Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 255 companies were registered in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BarnsleyUK
    2015255161,156
    2014262150,722
    % change-2.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (262) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015787998
    New companies in 20148873101
    % change-11.4%8.2%-3.0%
    Record Year2014 (88)2015 (79)2007 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 49.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BarnsleyUK
    201516989,523
    201411382,370
    % change49.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (169) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015386170
    Closed companies in 2014294044
    % change31.0%52.5%59%
    Record Year2013 (43)2015 (61)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 86 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BarnsleyUK
    20158671,633
    201414968,352
    Record Year 2014 (149) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015401828
    Net growth in 2014593357
    Record Year2014 (59)2004 (53)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Barnsley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Barnsley
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-13.0%-0.3%-11.6%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1973 (0.2%)1994 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 2007 when 32.7% of all directors were female.

    27.6% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BARNSLEY1.13%CONSULTING5.23%
    YORKSHIRE1.13%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.00%PROPERTY2.72%
    ENGINEERING1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%CARE2.13%
    (BARNSLEY)0.93%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY0.73%TRANSPORT1.82%
    S0.73%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTING0.66%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.66%CO.,1.58%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%J1.55%
    D0.60%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CENTRE0.60%BUSINESS1.49%
    M0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    C0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRAINING0.60%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    JOINERY0.60%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.53%BUILDING1.31%
    BUILDING0.53%IT1.30%
    R0.53%MEDIA1.28%
    T0.53%M1.27%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied566288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company8749,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5043,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4329,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4058,522
    41100 - Development of building projects3511,863
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified319,080
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2910,200
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2530,825
    43210 - Electrical installation246,139
    49410 - Freight transport by road2312,485
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings237,797
    74990 - Non-trading company2213,794
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands228,607
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles195,392
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1919,098
    56302 - Public houses and bars186,355
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1711,600
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,862
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment176,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09473097 MOKKIES DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09483810 ROB CLARK PLASTERING LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09490752 AGH HIRE LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09490876 CMOL LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09493251 CHATTERBOX CHILDREN'S ACADEMY LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09498438 EMPORIUM 32 LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500733 T MARTIN CONSULTANTS LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09512823 JON SPENCE LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09464760 OCEAN FISH BAR PVT LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09477077 TANTASTIC LEISURE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09479127 JOHN COLIN NORTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09499653 IAN S PARSONS LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09510409 ASHIANA (BARNSLEY) LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09516168 VINSTER DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09517379 LCM SOCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
    09464906 MORTAN LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09467149 RM FROBISHER (1986) LTD. 03 Mar 2015
    09477242 NORTHERN STAR VENTURES (NORWICH) LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09477693 JJJ CARE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09490711 JARV. SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09515685 LGR PROPERTIES LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09512027 RAT TEC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09469136 REMEDY TECH CENTRE PARTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09490809 PREFERRED FUTURES FS (YORKSHIRE) C.I.C. 14 Mar 2015
    09501500 JET SET CREW LTD 20 Mar 2015